Platner Was Toxic. But Democrats Could Learn From His Politics.

MaddowBlog-Platner's exit amplifies a key difference between Democrats and Republicans

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Platner’s advisers urged him to go out with ‘gratitude.’ He led with grievance.

The progressive made it a condition of dropping out of the Maine Senate race that he get free rein to assail establishment Democrats.

Democrats doing well in difficult bid to replace Graham Platner

Not everyone will be happy, but the party’s process is as good as anyone could hope for.

ME-SEN: Why Democrats Would Probably Come Out Ahead if Platner Dropped Out

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Graham Platner Supporter Shows Exactly Why He Appealed to a Segment of Democrats

Ditching Platner May Not Be a Win for Democrats

The conventional wisdom is that Democrats are better off without him. But Susan Collins is strong, and Platner’s successors lack much of wha